Erinya (Q."forsaken one") was a female Warrior-demon of Angband.She was also the arch-mother of an entire class or clan of half-demons, the "Erinyar" who appeared as extensions of their forebearer and seemed to have no souls or true will of their own.
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Original form in Angband:Erinyes
The Erinyes seems to be based of the erinyes or furies, greek lesser deities of revenge.